Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
together with the University of Genova has opened the call for
the Doctoral Course on Life and Humanoid Technologies.
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Ph.D. positions are available at the Robotics Brain
and Cognitive sciences department <http://www.iit.it/en/
research/departments/robotics-
where
neuroscience and robotics research is being merged to seek
answers towards some of the long standing open problems in both
fields. The research team at RBCS is composed of
neuroscientists, engineers, psychologists, physicists working
together to investigate brain functions, realize intelligent
machines and advanced prosthesis.
In the robotic rehabilitation field,
we invite applications/enquiries from PhD candidates interested
in investigating how to enhance/augment the feedback for both
human patient and the robotic system aiding rehabilitation of
the patient.
Using
a robotic haptic device and an augmented feedback
instrumentation (such as a vibration system), the candidate will
explore how to provide human patients with extra sources of
sensory feedback that is synchronized with the motor intention
in such a way as to promote the building of a sensory
re-afference. Moreover the candidate will investigate if using
subject’s electromyography (EMG) signal as biofeedback provided
to the robot, can lead to an increase in the patient-robot
interaction and hence can accelerate human motor learning.
Merging the two aforementioned techniques, the candidate will
also evaluate the combined effects of additional feedback and
robot assistance based on biosignals, on restoration of upper
limb functions.
Experiments
will take place at IIT at Motor Learning and Rehabilitation
Laboratory (Professor Pietro Morasso), Gaslini Hospital, the
laboratory in INAIL of Volterra and the Human Sensorimotor
Control Laboratory of the University of Minnesota (Professor
Juergen Konczak).
Considering the interdisciplinary nature of the
problem, the proposal is open for candidates from different
disciplines computer science, control
engineering and basic neuroscience.
Programming skills such as Matlab/Simulink are required.
For further details concerning this research
project, please contact:
Dr. Marianna Semprini (marianna.semprini@iit.it) and Dr. Valentina Squeri (valentina.squeri@iit.it)
For more information on administrative issues,
please contact:
Ms. Anastasia Bruzzone (anastasia.bruzzone@iit.it) Tel. +39 010 71781472
To apply, follow the instructions indicated in the
links, in short: a detailed CV, a research proposal, reference
letters, and any other formal document concerning the degrees
earned. Note that these documents are mandatory in order to
consider valid the application.
DEADLINE is September 21, 2012 at noon (Italian
time zone, strict deadline, no extension).
ONLINE APPLICATIONS only: http://servizionline.unige.it/studenti/post-laurea/dottorato
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